Regulatory
REGULATORY NEWS FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 10, 2018
This document outlines the proposed risk management actions for talc. If the proposed conclusion for talc is confirmed in the final screening assessment, the Government of Canada is considering:
Measures to prohibit or restrict talc in certain cosmetics which can be inhaled or used perineally by modifying the existing entry on Health Canada’s Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. The Hotlist is used to communicate that certain substances may not be compliant with requirements of the Food and Drugs Act or provisions of the Cosmetic Regulations.
Measures to reduce exposures from talc in certain natural health products and non-prescription drug products which can be inhaled or used perineally by modifying the existing entry(ies) in the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database and impacted monographs Communications to the public to help avoid inhalation or perineal exposure to talc.
Please send any comments or recommendations to Dave Saucier [email protected].
This document outlines the proposed risk management options for substances of concern for the environment (i.e., Basic Violet 3 (BV3), Malachite Green (MG), Basic Violet 4 (BV4), and Basic Blue 7 (BB7)) and health (i.e., MG) in the triarylmethanes grouping. These substances are non-sulfonated triarylmethanes.
Environment and Climate Change Canada is proposing to:
- Develop regulatory or non-regulatory initiatives that would limit releases of MG, BV3, BV4 and BB7 from the pulp and paper sector to levels that would prevent or minimize the effects on the aquatic environment.
- Work with stakeholders to further quantify sources of releases of non-sulfonated triarylmethanes to the environment throughout its lifecycle.
Health Canada is proposing to:
- Add MG to the List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetics Ingredients (commonly known as the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist); and
- Require that any proposed new manufacture, import or use of certain products containing MG be subject to further assessment and potential risk management, by applying Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions under CEPA; and
- Further investigate the need for risk management of arts and crafts products containing MG, which may be used by children.
Due to high demand, registration has reached capacity for some of the webinar sessions on the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently working to identify additional webinar dates and will post them to our SFCR webinars for Industry page once details are confirmed.
The 90-minute webinars provide an overview of the key elements of the SFCR, My CFIA, timelines for coming into force and information on the ongoing CFIA activities to prepare for the implementation of the regulations. They will also include a short question-and-answer session.
For those unable to participate in any of the sessions, we will be recording a webinar and posting it to the SFCR section of the CFIA’s website in early January 2019. For additional information on the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, visit www.inspection.gc.ca/safefood.
A systematic review of the Fertilizers Regulations (Regulations) conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has identified a number of deficiencies. Pre-market regulatory oversight is not adequately aligned with the risk profile of regulated fertilizer and supplement products, and fertilizers and supplements with a well-established history of safe use continue to require registration prior to commercialization. This impedes access of Canadian agricultural producers, growers and consumers to safe fertilizers and supplements and results in delays in getting a product to market. In addition, there are inconsistencies in how similar products with equivalent risk profiles are regulated. These inconsistencies have resulted in an uneven playing field where certain domestic product require product registration while similar imported products do not. The Regulations are outdated and do not reflect modern science, advances in manufacturing practices, industry trends, international norms, or emerging risks. Furthermore, the Regulations lack flexibility and contain prescriptive requirements that add an unnecessary burden on regulated parties. Finally, the existing labelling requirements related to health and safety information are currently not in compliance with the Official Languages Act (OLA).
On November 22, 2018, the Board of Directors approved new policies for the Certificate of Recognition Program, Items AP1-42-4 of the Assessment Manual and D2-111-4 of the Prevention Manual.
The policies apply to all decisions made on or after January 1, 2019, except for financial incentive decisions relating to a violation of the Workers Compensation Act (Act) or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) that occurred before January 1, 2019.
The OHS Code has been amended to prohibit employers from requiring workers to use footwear that may pose a risk to their health and safety. The new rule comes into force Jan. 1, 2019. It does not affect the OHS Code requirements about protective footwear.
The Ontario government proposes to repeal the Toxics Reduction Act on December 31, 2021. This will remove unnecessary duplication with the federal program and reduce burden for industry by not having to comply with duplicative programs.
EPA issued a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) in the Federal Register of September 17, 2018 (FRL-9983-14) for 28 chemical substances. EPA is reopening the comment period because it received a request to extend the comment period, but the request was received too late to publish an extension of the comment period before the comment period expired.
On November 16, 2018, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to Proposition 65 (Prop 65) regulations setting forth the circumstances when a “retail seller” is required to provide a consumer product exposure warning.
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The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concludes on 19 opinions on harmonised classification and labelling. The Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) adopts its final opinion, supporting the proposal to restrict the manufacturing, use, placing on the market and import of C9-C14 perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), their salts and precursors.
On Nov. 9, 2018, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA-Subordinate to SAMR) officially announced that registration of first-imported non-specials cosmetics will be entirely replaced by filing management nationwide from Nov. 10 in accordance with the State Council’s notice of Advancing the Reform of “Separating Certificates from Business License”.
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The En Route to Safety program helps businesses create traffic safety programs for their workplaces with the goal of reducing motor vehicle incidents, injuries and fatalities. Employee training is also offered for free to all employers regardless of size, budget or business sector.
(McGill OSS Weekly Digest) Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, on the dangers of breathing the off-gas of aerosol cans.
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